News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
This issue of Voices features three women honored in the Plaza of Heroines, all born before 1900, who were honored by their children or grandchildren for their dedication to their families and communities. If you are interested in purchasing a brick or a paver to honor a heroine in your life, fill out the online … Continue reading Stories from the Plaza of Heroines
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff, students and alumni: Monic Behnken, 2017 Women Impacting ISU calendar honoree and associate professor in sociology, was appointed director of the Leadership Studies Program, effective March 1. She was also named a 2019 Exemplary … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff, students and alumni
Florence George Graves, award-winning investigative journalist and founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, will visit Iowa State University on Monday, April 1, as the 31st recipient of the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. As part of her visit to Iowa State, Graves will present “#MeToo—Why Has … Continue reading Florence George Graves is spring MLS chair
The 2019 Ready to Run® Iowa six-part workshop series kicked off Feb. 15 and continues March 29. Register for the March 29, 2019, workshops here. On Feb. 15, the first two workshops focused on how to get started in Iowa politics and how to launch a campaign. Participants were able to hear from three graduates … Continue reading Ready to Run® Iowa 2019 continues in March
Seven research projects received funding through the 2018 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. “The Catt Center received a record 94 proposals from disciplines as varied as political science, history, theatre, queer studies, women’s studies and communication. Choosing from such a varied and high-quality pool of proposals is both rewarding and … Continue reading 2018 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics funds seven projects
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics thanks the following donors for their friendship, support and contributions to its programs, scholarships and activities. With their support, the center provided scholarships, internships and leadership development programs to students, including the Stanley Global Leaders scholarships and the Vermeer International Leadership Program; expanded the collections of … Continue reading Donors contribute to Catt Center’s programs, scholarships and activities
In honor of the upcoming centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote, this issue of Voices features three women honored in the Plaza of Heroines who participated in the women’s suffrage movement in Iowa. The plaza’s website contains more profiles of other women who … Continue reading Stories from the Plaza of Heroines
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff, students and alumni: Monic Behnken, associate professor of sociology; Tia Carter, senior in kinesiology and health; and Alyssa Stoehr, lecturer of sociology, were awarded 2019 Women of Achievement awards by the YCWA of Ames … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff, students and alumni
“Perfect equality of rights for women – civil and political – is the demand of yours truly.” –Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N.Y., Feb. 19, 1891 As I write this note of introduction in my new office, I sit beneath this framed note, which is written on National American Women’s Suffrage Association letterhead. Also in this … Continue reading Introduction from director Karen Kedrowski
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is now accepting registrations for the 2019 Ready to Run® Iowa Campaign Training for Women workshop series. Register for the Feb. 15, 2019, workshops here. In an effort to increase the number of women in elected and appointed political office, the Catt Center has offered the … Continue reading Registration now open for Ready to Run® Iowa 2019